When a relationship ends, and you are left feeling high and dry, its the memories that play over and over in your head. If you've ever found yourself in a relationship that left you questioning your identity, your worth, and your sanity, this song is for you. Left high and dry with nothing but tears in my eyes.

This is just the piano and vocal version. Wrote it yesterday

Tied Up On A Railroad

You'll hear my puppy Simon's contribution with the "tambourine" sound with his collar as I put this little song together. It's funny, when you come out of a relationship and are feeling everything all at once and then nothing at all, some great stuff comes out- at least it does to me. Crazy and Real is just simply getting everything outta me that needed to come out- was there ever love? The lyrics suggest there was at one point- but I was given up on, at least in my mind. These songs are healing songs- much like with Tied Up on A Railroad which was a much more somber song written days after I was ghosted by a rolling stone. This one is more about acceptance and letting go of something/someone. We have to let go of what's wrong for us. So we can heal, love- love ourselves, and then find that real love that exists. that real stupid love that takes its time and is beautiful. It's all good. life goes on. love exists. I believe it does anyway. the good kind that sticks around.

Crazy And Real

Yes You Can

Delusional

Gotta Do

The Last One

I initially wrote the lyrics to Pieces of the Puzzle back in 2007 and performed it at the Prophet Bar in Dallas, TX. It had a different melody and chord arrangement and I just had to step away from it for a while and came back to it off and on throughout the years. 13 years later, this is how I wanted it all to come together. I'm looking forward to having other instruments and drums come in in the near future. 

The song itself was written when I was in a place in my life where I was lost, searching for meaning in things, reading a lot, and trying to find inspiration for what I was doing at that point with my songwriting and my life.  I was 27 and lots of personal things had transpired that contributed to the backbone of this song; Relationships- especially toxic ones were getting to me at this point in my life, and when those are around, you gotta get away from them. This song is about falling apart a bit and then finding the strength to put yourself back together. Tossing and turning at night, I put myself into this song completely artistically.

Pieces Of The Puzzle - Written by Lara Lenhoff

I have been playing the piano since I was about 9 years old. I went through a lot of piano teachers as I got older because I began playing songs the way I heard them, improvising and making them my own. I started writing my own music and performed in a band in high school and pursued and performed music throughout college and played in venues in Santa Fe and Dallas and Denton, TX. 

Music has always provided me with an outlet to heal and express myself, as has painting. I've been working as a visual artist for the past 6 years and have art in homes all over the country.  Music and art have been constant forces in my life. 

There are a few raw recordings of covers and then I produced new originals with more to come. 

It's been a thrill to have this recording gear to be able to do vocal harmonies and have the songs sound the way I hear them in my head.

Tied up on a Railroad was written when I was going through my separation and divorce. It’s one of my favorite songs that I really want to get more musicians on and amp it up a bit and rock it out. I wrote it two days after he moved out and it sums up everything I felt in that moment. 
I’ve grown so much since.

Pieces Of The Puzzle - Written by Lara Lenhoff

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